Admitted
1972, Pennsylvania; 1973, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Georgetown University, J.D., 1972; Harvard University Law School, LL.M., 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
St. Joseph's College, B.S., 1969
Memberships
Bucks County (President, Treasurer and Member, Board of Directors), Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Bucks County Legal Aid Society.
Biographical
Recipient, Outstanding United States Attorney Award from Attorney General of the United States, 1980. Law Clerk to the Hon. William H. Hastie, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1972-1973. Lecturer: Legal Research and Analysis; The Art of Negotiations, Suffolk University School of Law, 1973-1974. Attorney General Advocacy Institute, Washington, D.C., 1978-1980. Assistant United States Attorney, 1974-1980, Chief Narcotics Unit, 1977-1978 and Chief, Criminal Division, 1978-1980, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Counsel, 1982-1989 and Chairman, 1989-1994, Bucks County Democratic Party. Assistant Solicitor for the County of Bucks, 1983-1987. Hearing Officer, Disciplinary Board of Pennsylvania, 1984-1988. Member, Board of Directors, President, and Past Chair of Several Committees, 1996, Bucks County Legal Aid Society. Political Director, PA Victory 1992 Clinton-Gore Campaign. Legal Analyst, CBS-TV affiliate KYW, Philadelphia.